Summary

  • West Indies draw first Test, Antigua

  • Anderson breaks England wicket record

  • West Indies 350-7 - target 438

  • Holder 103*, Smith 65, Ramdin 57

  • Anderson 384, Botham 383 Test wickets

  1. Postpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Sir Viv Richards
    Ex-West Indies captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "The future for West Indies cricket holds good with people like Holder, you can start a rebuilding process around individuals like that. He's an orthodox, correct-looking player."

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  2. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Tony Cozier
    BBC Test Match Special

    What has happened to former West Indies pace bowler Daren Powell?, external

    "He's gone into rural politics in Jamaica. I expect that will be a step towards national politics."

    Powell played 37 Tests between 2002 and 2009. His last first-class action was playing for Lancashire as a Kolpak player in 2010.

  3. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Tim in Warrington: This kind of pitch shows how much we are missing an out and out pace bowler like a Steyn or Morkel. We need someone who hurl down 95mph rocks at the batsman's toes. Jordan and Stokes just don't cut it.

    KR in California: So if England had declared, say, 10 overs earlier, thus not scoring an extra 75 runs. West Indies would now be 100 away from winning and with over 40 overs to win. To all the members of the Hindsight CC, back in your box and get behind your team!

  4. Tea scorecardpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    West Indies 268-6 (99 overs) - target 438

    Batsmen: Ramdin 48*, Holder 48*

    Fall of wickets: 7-1 (Brathwaite 5), 90-2 (Bravo 32), 119-3 (Smith 65), 127-4 (Samuels 23), 155-5 (Chanderpaul 13), 189-6 (Blackwood 31)

    Bowling figures: Anderson 18-2-59-1, Broad 18-4-56-1, Tredwell 30-12-66-1, Jordan 13-5-30-1, Stokes 11-0-41-0, Root 9-4-13-2

    England 399 & 333-7 dec; West Indies 295

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  5. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Test Match Special

    "It's curious that the field is starting to spread. West Indies can't win the game, so why is there a long-on? The last time we were here in Antigua, it finished in a classic draw at the Recreation Ground, with Daren Powell and Fidel Edwards batting it out."

  6. Tea intervalpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Jason Holder is looking serene out there, he larrups Tredwell through the covers for four, blocks out three dots, and that's tea. What a terrific fightback by West Indies.

  7. Postpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Sir Viv Richards
    Ex-West Indies captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "Fast bowling takes its toll. I've seen Jeff Thomson and Dennis Lillee recently, they're both walking a bit crooked now. Andy Roberts has had operations on both knees. But Courtney Walsh isn't looking too bad."

  8. WI 263-6published at 19:40 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    These two have soaked up almost 18 overs now, and there are 33 left for England to force a result. The demob happy atmosphere at lunch has been replaced by authentic tension - this match is firmly in the balance. Holder punches the flagging Jordan back down the ground for four. "One chance, one mistake here, boys," chirps Jos Buttler - but where is it coming from?

  9. Text 81111published at 19:34 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Tattz in Oldbury: We need a wicket so why not get our strike bowler Joe Root on?

    Toby FG in London: Without wishing to demean Jimmy's superb bowling achievement, in order to truly equal Sir Ian he also needs to score 14 Test hundreds. 14!

  10. WI 257-6 (target 438)published at 19:34 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Tredwell, wearing that familiar rictus of grim concentration, twirls away. Ramdin is strong outside his off stump and he unfurls a nice cut shot for four to deepen England's frustration.

  11. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    George Curwen: To the people slating England's declaration timing, a lot of balls are still to be bowled. Let's wait til close before you judge.

    MixItNFixItMan: Clearly this is a batter's track, errors lead to wickets, pressure the batsman and bouncers get on the yorkers already!

  12. WI 253-6 (Ramdin 42*, Holder 39*)published at 19:31 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Ben Stokes, his enormous tattooed guns holstered for the time being, chews his fingernails ruminatively at slip as Jordan runs in again. It's line-and-length, top-of-off fare, and at the moment, it's just not working. Ramdin ends a run of dot balls with a clip off his hips.

  13. Email tms@bbc.co.ukpublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Sandy Tittershill: I can feel the tantrums of those with a football mentality creeping in. A bit more patience and we should be OK.

    Neil in (sunny) BC, Canada: Time to bring on "Goldenarm" Root again. Then Jimmy.

    Julian, Surrey: Stop criticising the declaration. Firstly it's not Cook's decision alone so don't always blame him. Secondly Strauss was generally less generous but we had more firepower in the bowling. But we'll still win anyway. Calm down people!

  14. WI 252-6published at 19:27 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Could James Tredwell be England's hero? He's given the hard new ball to see if he can extract a bit of purchase from this unresponsive track. It's a good start from the off-spinner: an accurate, probing maiden.

  15. Join the debate at #bbccricketpublished at 19:23 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    johnny12345 (and others): Can someone remind VB (19:08) that 150 runs less really puts WI in this game with victory in sight.

    Mark Jones: Is it just me having the recurring nightmare of Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd coming out to club Windies to victory in 20 overs?

  16. WI 252-6 (minimum 36 overs left)published at 19:23 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    As we suspected, Stuart Broad is out of the attack - Chris Jordan is recalled to try and make the breakthrough. He's a good death bowler in one-day cricket, will he try to sneak in a toe-crushing yorker? Not yet, but he does keep Denesh Ramdin honest - a maiden.

  17. Postpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Sir Viv Richards
    Ex-West Indies captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "This is a chance for Ramdin to make some amends. If he could save this match, it would give them great confidence. Jason Holder is going to be a wonderful all-rounder for West Indies - not just the wickets, he's going to get runs too."

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  18. WI 252-6 (target 438)published at 19:18 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Ben Stokes is full of honest, back-bending endeavour with the ball, but he does he have the magic delivery in his locker that will break this partnership? Jason Holder, whose 39 runs have come at a decent clip, collects another four with a steer through gully.

  19. Postpublished at 19:17 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Michael Vaughan
    Ex-England captain on BBC Test Match Special

    "I just think England missed a trick not playing Rashid so they could look to see what a young leg-spinner was like on a fifth-day pitch. Do you need Root, Ali and Tredwell in a team? I think not. With two spinners, you need the leg-spinner. Do they need four seamers in Grenada?"

    Tony Cozier adds: "I think West Indies will bring in their leg-spinner, Bishoo."

  20. WI 247-6 (Ramdin 40*, Holder 34*)published at 19:13 British Summer Time 17 April 2015

    Sulieman Benn is looking pretty relaxed on the West Indies balcony: shades on, big bare feet perched casually on the balcony rail. He couldn't be cooler if he was cryogenically frozen. Stuart Broad, surely nearing the end of his spell, toils through another wicketless over.